/dɪsˈpliːz/
dis·please
BrE /dɪsˈpliːz/
NAmE /dɪsˈpliːz/
~ sb
(formal)
to make sb feel upset, annoyed or not satisfied
OPP please
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dis·pleased
BrE /dɪsˈpliːzd/
NAmE /dɪsˈpliːzd/
~ (with sb/sth)
Are you displeased with my work?
~ (at sth)
She was not displeased at the effect she was having on the young man.
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dis·pleas·ing
BrE /dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/
NAmE /dɪsˈpliːzɪŋ/
~ (to sb/sth)
His remarks were clearly not displeasing to her.